ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
LONG BEACH KEYS AT LOUISVILLE SWEEPERS
07/23/2023
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ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
LONG BEACH KEYS AT LOUISVILLE SWEEPERS
GAME ID: 7974 - SUNDAY, JULY 23RD , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Long Beach Keys (31-68) 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 7 9 1
Louisville Sweepers (46-53) 2 1 0 0 5 2 4 0 X 14 10 2
Joseph Smacks 3 Homers in 14-7 Sweepers Win
The Louisville Sweepers defeated the Long Beach Keys by the score of 14-7, with the biggest share of the credit going to shortstop Doug Joseph. Joseph hit 3 home runs, while scoring 4 times and driving in 7 for the Sweepers on the day. This loss makes it 14 in a row for Long Beach.

With Louisville leading 10-6 in the bottom of the seventh, Joseph came up to bat against Long Beach pitcher Jim Unknown. Joseph hit a fastball to right-center for a grand slam home run. His 8th home run of the season put the Sweepers on top, 14-6.

"We certainly don't want to get used to losing," said losing manager Ron Kunkleman.
LONG BEACH BATTING LINESCORE LOUISVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Russell RF, LF 4 0 0 0 1 4 3 .184 3 9
C. McNicholas CF 5 2 2 0 0 0 3 .204 3 7
B. Largent 1B 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .381 13 40
   a-T. Hounshell PH, 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
M. Greene DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .271 6 18
M. Kopp 3B 4 1 1 3 0 2 1 .311 9 19
D. Marrin LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 4 10
   b-M. Roberts PH, RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273 0 0
D. Gates 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .229 5 14
F. Pachner C 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .250 6 12
B. Baracco SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .421 7 15
Totals 35 7 9 7 3 11 13      
a - T. Hounshell pinch hit for B. Largent in the 8th
b - M. Roberts pinch hit for D. Marrin in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Greene (3, 6th Inning off D. Williams, 2 on, 2 outs) , T. Hounshell (1, 8th Inning off D. Alvarez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Largent (13, 4th Inning off D. Williams, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Kopp (9, 6th Inning off D. Williams, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. McNicholas 2 , B. Largent 4 , T. Hounshell 2 , M. Greene 2 , M. Kopp 4 , D. Gates , F. Pachner , B. Baracco
2-out RBI: M. Greene , M. Kopp , D. Gates
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Gates
GIDP: C. McNicholas , B. Baracco
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: M. Kopp (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Gates-Baracco-Hounshell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Kelley RF 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 .242 18 31
T. Swerdlove 2B 5 2 2 1 0 2 6 .265 1 3
D. Joseph SS 4 4 3 7 1 0 0 .281 8 13
J. Benson CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 .289 9 21
R. Davis 1B 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 .214 4 11
   a-M. Danner PH, 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 0 1
F. James 3B 2 1 0 0 3 0 2 .151 1 6
M. Pieroni DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 8 .238 6 12
M. McKechnie LF 4 2 3 4 0 0 1 .300 5 15
C. Williams C 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .120 2 3
Totals 33 14 10 14 12 3 19      
a - M. Danner pinch hit for R. Davis in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Swerdlove (1, 1st Inning off J. Banda, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Joseph 3 (8, 1st Inning off J. Banda, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off K. Fujikawa, 1 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 1 out) , M. McKechnie (5, 5th Inning off K. Fujikawa, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Swerdlove 5 , D. Joseph 12 , R. Davis , M. Pieroni , M. McKechnie 6
2-out RBI: M. McKechnie
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Swerdlove , M. Pieroni 3
GIDP: C. Williams
Sac Fly: M. McKechnie
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: T. Swerdlove 2 (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Swerdlove-Joseph-Davis, Joseph-Swerdlove-Davis)
OF assists: 1 (Benson(Roberts at 3rd base))
PB: C. Williams
LONG BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE LOUISVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Banda L (0-6) 4.0 5 7 6 5 0 2 93 9.77   
K. Fujikawa 1.2 2 3 3 2 1 2 33 13.50   
J. Unknown 1.0 2 4 4 5 2 1 46 36.00   
J. Unknown 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Banda 21
Batters Faced: J. Banda 23, K. Fujikawa 9, J. Unknown 10, J. Unknown 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Banda 5-7, K. Fujikawa 1-3, J. Unknown 0-1, J. Unknown 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Banda 93-50, K. Fujikawa 33-17, J. Unknown 46-21, J. Unknown 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Fujikawa 2-2 , J. Unknown 1-0 , J. Unknown 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Williams W (4-4) 5.2 6 6 6 2 6 2 97 5.35   
D. Alvarez H (2) 2.1 3 1 1 1 4 0 50 4.65   
A. Payne 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 6.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Williams 37
Batters Faced: D. Williams 23, D. Alvarez 12, A. Payne 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Williams 5-4, D. Alvarez 1-1, A. Payne 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Williams 97-65, D. Alvarez 50-32, A. Payne 10-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Payne 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Doug Joseph
Ballpark: Miller Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 4:01
Attendance: 7103
Special Notes: Doug Joseph ties the S-A regular season game record for home runs with 3. Doug Joseph ties the LOU regular season game record for RBI with 7.
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